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safe to say this wasn't a good week for mitt romney. for someone to go within his own party to be more forthcoming. >> it's pretty tough. bentley came out with another statement that he said that romney didn't do anything wrong. no question increasing the pressure on romney to do that. i talked to the romney campaign this week, they're holding firm so far, he'll release his tax returns from 2011 probably sometime in september. they're going to draw the line there, you can bet the obama campaign and all of his allies aren't going to give this up. >> is this tactic working, focusing on his past opposed to a weak economy now. >> so far it seems to be working for the obama campaign. 75% of those ads are focused on mitt romney's record. when you look at the polling in those states right now, by 2 to 1, voters have a negative image of him in the private sector. they're trying to disqualify romney in the eyes of voters. >> quickly, another week, another name for vp, condi rice. >> big week for condi rice in the drudge report. i would be shocke
safe to say this wasn't a good week for mitt romney. for someone to go within his own party to be more forthcoming. >> it's pretty tough. bentley came out with another statement that he said that romney didn't do anything wrong. no question increasing the pressure on romney to do that. i talked to the romney campaign this week, they're holding firm so far, he'll release his tax returns from 2011 probably sometime in september. they're going to draw the line there, you can bet the obama...
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the former house speaker urnalled them behind mitt romney. he bows out with his campaign for a million dollars in debt. >>> emotions ran high on john edwards' corruption trial. a former aid testified how elizabeth edwards was distraught and still having an affair with reyell hunter. the aid said edwards tore off her shirt and bra in front of edwards and his staffers in a fit of anger. edward's daughter kate left the courtroom in tears. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the campaign finance violations he is accused of. >>> a bay area teen is out after his first night on the jeopardy tournament. he is a high school sophomore at mission san jose high school. he was the youngest player appearing in the tournament. he came in third place on tonight's show. but he doesn't walk away empty handed. he gets $5,000 for appearing on "jeopardy." >>> let's turn your attention to the forecast. >> and rain is on the way. sandhya patel is here. >> carolyn and dan, we have spring showers in the forecast for your thursday. it is not going t
the former house speaker urnalled them behind mitt romney. he bows out with his campaign for a million dollars in debt. >>> emotions ran high on john edwards' corruption trial. a former aid testified how elizabeth edwards was distraught and still having an affair with reyell hunter. the aid said edwards tore off her shirt and bra in front of edwards and his staffers in a fit of anger. edward's daughter kate left the courtroom in tears. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if...
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as romney said he's done. paul ryan had to give more than that to the romney campaign but he's not releasing more to the public. >> the people in the building behind you hope to keep the topic on the tax returns. thank you, david. over to you, bianna. >>> the epic fail on wall street. facebook stock tumbling further. some are questioning if the man in the hoodie is to blame. he's maintained radio silence until now. it may be painful. according to multiple sources, those are the first words we have heard from mark zuckerberg since his company's disastrous ipo three months ago. he's under pressure to turn his stock around. one headline is zuckerberg in over his hoodie? >> he's come up in front of the whole company, he said we know this is painful for you. you can talk about this. and we want you to have faith. >> reporter: the pain he referenced, this brute m stock slide. from $38 to the closing price on friday, $19.07. and some see his dress as a sign he's not serious enough. >> he owns so much of this company,
as romney said he's done. paul ryan had to give more than that to the romney campaign but he's not releasing more to the public. >> the people in the building behind you hope to keep the topic on the tax returns. thank you, david. over to you, bianna. >>> the epic fail on wall street. facebook stock tumbling further. some are questioning if the man in the hoodie is to blame. he's maintained radio silence until now. it may be painful. according to multiple sources, those are the...
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that it will be mitt romney's turn to talk to the graduates. this is a university that teaches that mormonism is a cult. he's got his work cut out for him, as you mentioned. here's what's interesting. he won't be talking about bullying. and he won't be talking about anything other than family values. >> cracking down on cheaters like china when they take away our jobs. >> reporter: romney talked about jobs in north carolina. when it came time for questions by reporters he was asked about reported high school bullying. >> i was one who did some stupid things in high school. if anyone feels that they were offended by that, then i certainly apologize for that. >> reporter: that was romney on message. his first response to the story from "the washington post," that he cut the long, bleached hair of another student considered different was much different. accented by laughter. >> i don't remember that incident. i'll tell you -- i certainly don't believe that i thought the fellow was a homosexual. >> mitt romney is not a fully fleshed out figure for
that it will be mitt romney's turn to talk to the graduates. this is a university that teaches that mormonism is a cult. he's got his work cut out for him, as you mentioned. here's what's interesting. he won't be talking about bullying. and he won't be talking about anything other than family values. >> cracking down on cheaters like china when they take away our jobs. >> reporter: romney talked about jobs in north carolina. when it came time for questions by reporters he was asked...
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safe to say this wasn't a good week for mitt romney. it's one thing for t president to go after his tax returns but for someone with within his own party, how damaging is that? >> it's pretty tough. governor bentley came out with another statement that he said that romney didn't do anything wrong. but he's still saying that romney should release those tax returns. second republican to say that the second in a week to do that. haley barbour, as well. no question increasing the pressure on mitt romney to do that. boy, i talked to the romney campaign late this week, they're holding firm so far, they're saying that he'll release his tax returns from 2011 probably sometime in september. but they're going to draw the line there. you can bet the obama campaign and all of his allies are not going to give up on this issue. >> that's right, and that begs the question, is this tactic working focusing on mitt romney's past, his tax records, his past at bane as opposed to a weak economy right now? >> so far it seems to be working for the obama campa
safe to say this wasn't a good week for mitt romney. it's one thing for t president to go after his tax returns but for someone with within his own party, how damaging is that? >> it's pretty tough. governor bentley came out with another statement that he said that romney didn't do anything wrong. but he's still saying that romney should release those tax returns. second republican to say that the second in a week to do that. haley barbour, as well. no question increasing the pressure on...
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mitt romney under fire for his taxes. and now paul ryan, his running mate, releasing two years of his. we'll tell you what they reveal and how is ryan's mother figuring into the debate today? she'll be out campaigning and for a very calculated reason. >> mother and son on the campaign trail today in florida. >>> also, look at this video. there are two sisters trapped inside this car. those people trying to get them out, they're all complete strangers. 30 of them risking their own lives. we're going to hear from them coming up. >> talking about the kindness of strangers. >>> a new twist in a story you were telling us yesterday on "gma." a story that got so many people fired up. a german shepherd rescued from atop a colorado mountain after his owner abandoned him. now the owner is in the middle of a custody battle with the hikers that saved the dog. but the twist this morning, the law is stepping in. we'll tell you whose side they've come down on. >> the picture of that dog being carried down in a backpack is indelible. unf
mitt romney under fire for his taxes. and now paul ryan, his running mate, releasing two years of his. we'll tell you what they reveal and how is ryan's mother figuring into the debate today? she'll be out campaigning and for a very calculated reason. >> mother and son on the campaign trail today in florida. >>> also, look at this video. there are two sisters trapped inside this car. those people trying to get them out, they're all complete strangers. 30 of them risking their own...
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victory for president obama and mitt romney and they are winning in every state and national race. >> the race drawing most attention here is prop 29, the initiative that would tack on a it is 1 tax per pack of cigarettes for cancer research. at this moment as you can see with roughly one-quarter of the precincts reporting it is yes, 50% tie, 50%0% no. >> abc7 political reporter mark matthews is at the prop 29 -- yes on prop 29 gathering in lafayette. >> the size of the crowd has shrinking, but don't let that fool you. the attention to the proposition has been nationwide. big tobacco ponied up $47 million to quash this measure that would add $1 per pack, the voter support began falling after tobacco financed ads and started hitting radio and television. tonight the early returns showed the state evenly divided at 9:00 with 8% of the pray sinks -- precincts reporting. the measure was winning 50 tw to 48% -- 52 to 48%, but it was 54 to 49 and by 10:00 it was close to 50/50. the former state legislator is the co chair on the yes on 8 campaign. >> i expected that it would be a toss up. i
victory for president obama and mitt romney and they are winning in every state and national race. >> the race drawing most attention here is prop 29, the initiative that would tack on a it is 1 tax per pack of cigarettes for cancer research. at this moment as you can see with roughly one-quarter of the precincts reporting it is yes, 50% tie, 50%0% no. >> abc7 political reporter mark matthews is at the prop 29 -- yes on prop 29 gathering in lafayette. >> the size of the crowd...
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victory for president obama and mitt romney and they are winning in every state and national race. >> the race drawing most attention here is prop 29, the initiative that would tack on a it is 1 tax per pack of cigarettes for cancer research. at this moment as you can see with roughly one-quarter of the precincts reporting it is in a dead tie, 50% yes, 50% no. >> abc7 political reporter mark matthews is at the prop 29 -- yes on prop 29 gathering in lafayette. >> the size of the crowd has shrinking, but don't let that fool you. the attention to the proposition has been nationwide. big tobacco ponied up $47 million to quash this measure that would add $1 per pack, the voter support began falling after tobacco financed ads and started hitting radio and television. tonight the early returns showed the state evenly divided at 9:00 with 8% of the pray sinks -- precincts reporting. the measure was winning 50 tw to 48% -- 52 to 48%, but it was 54 to 49 and by 10:00 it was close to 50/50. the former state legislator is the co chair on the yes on 8 campaign. >> i expected that it would be a tos
victory for president obama and mitt romney and they are winning in every state and national race. >> the race drawing most attention here is prop 29, the initiative that would tack on a it is 1 tax per pack of cigarettes for cancer research. at this moment as you can see with roughly one-quarter of the precincts reporting it is in a dead tie, 50% yes, 50% no. >> abc7 political reporter mark matthews is at the prop 29 -- yes on prop 29 gathering in lafayette. >> the size of...
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he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. >> and obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. when they look at the battle ground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. we have three unemployment reports coming. >>> be sure to join george later on abc's "this week" when he goes one-on-one with white house senior adviser david plouffe and george and diane sawyer lead our live democratic convention in primetime starting at 10:00 eastern on tuesday night. >>> now to that terrifying discovery at a popular beach along the new england coast. a giant white shark washed ashore. now authorities are scrambling, closing beaches. abc's john schriffen has the latest. >> reporter: a great white shark washed up on the shore >> i th
he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. >> and obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. when they look at the battle ground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. we have...
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, romney, romney, romney, romney. >> reporter: in his victory speech, he didn't make a single mention of his republican rivals, instead looking ahead to a race against barack obama. >> well, mr. president, nevada has had enough of your kind of help. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's not the first time romney has won nevada. he won the state four years ago. that's why newt gingrich said he was just hoping for a strong second place finish. now he says he is charging ahead, lashing out at romney. >> pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase, the george soros approved candidate of the establishment is probably not going to do very well. >> reporter: rick santorum and ron paul didn't even bother to stick around to see the nevada results. santorum, who came in fourth, was in colorado which votes on tuesday taking aim at romney and gingrich, saying neither of them can beat president obama. >> we are not going to win this election if these two guys -- either of these two people are nominated. let me assure you, we won't win. >> reporter: ron paul was in minnesota which also vote
, romney, romney, romney, romney. >> reporter: in his victory speech, he didn't make a single mention of his republican rivals, instead looking ahead to a race against barack obama. >> well, mr. president, nevada has had enough of your kind of help. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's not the first time romney has won nevada. he won the state four years ago. that's why newt gingrich said he was just hoping for a strong second place finish. now he says he is charging...
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. >> with santorum dropping out, mitt romney is unchallenged as the pre sum tee republican nominee with his focus on president obama. >> i am actually convinced he is out of ideas and he is out of excuses. so in 2012 it is our job to make sure he is out of office. let's get him out. >> at a campaign fundraiser in florida president obama was also setting his sights on november. >> and i am not even here just because i need your help. i am here because your country needs your help. >> newt gingrich and ron paul vowed to remain in the republican race. a new poll shows if the election were held today the president would win 51-44% over mitt romy into. mr. obama is especially strong among women leading 57-38%. >>> a south bay choir teachers teacher is accused of using an ink pen with a hidden camera to spy on his students. he was sharp paw roaning a school trip over the weekend when they say he used the spy pen to tape girls aged 13 to 17 as they undressed in a hotel bathroom. he has been arrested on producing producing child porn and he has been suspended from his job with the san jose-base
. >> with santorum dropping out, mitt romney is unchallenged as the pre sum tee republican nominee with his focus on president obama. >> i am actually convinced he is out of ideas and he is out of excuses. so in 2012 it is our job to make sure he is out of office. let's get him out. >> at a campaign fundraiser in florida president obama was also setting his sights on november. >> and i am not even here just because i need your help. i am here because your country needs...
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both governor romney and president obama have canceled effe events in virginia. one big impact right now. it's going to expect their effort to get out the vote. early voting didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. then finally, is this storm as bad as it seems to be right now, it could block out the closing arguments of these candidates. >> i wonder if you're the president how do you manage campaigning, because his job is truly on the line here with governing and imagine perhaps a large disaster. >> he's returning to the white house tomorrow afternoon, as i said, cancelling some events. the biggest problem for the president right now, if he makes any mishandling of this storm could affect the final days of this race. >> in nonweather news, a bit of surprise, the des moines register, the largest newspaper endorsed romney. >> iowa is a key state. it's part of barack obama's mid western fire wall. >> he needs to win iowa, wisconsin and ohio. the obama campaign said they're ahead in iowa right now, th
both governor romney and president obama have canceled effe events in virginia. one big impact right now. it's going to expect their effort to get out the vote. early voting didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. then finally, is this storm as bad as it seems to be right now, it could block out the closing arguments of these candidates. >> i wonder if you're the president how do you manage campaigning, because his job is...
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how romney trownsed gingrich. and one woman's journey to drop 500 pounds. that's on so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your ceal there-- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way. lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. >> closed captioning brought to >>> tonight a judge is ordering 12 occupy protesters to stay 300 feats away from oakland city hall. the 12 protesters were among the 409 people arrested in saturday night's violent demonstrations outside the plaza. four of the defendants were charged with felonies and eight with misdemeanors. the district attorney requested the stay order saying the city will not toler
how romney trownsed gingrich. and one woman's journey to drop 500 pounds. that's on so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your ceal there-- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no...
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>> mitt romney at the bain capital why she should be president. he doesn't talk about being governor. he said i created jobs in bain capital. everything in that ad is documented by newspaper clips. >> no sad going to decide this election. economy and jobs are going to decide this election. his record is abysmal. we've had over 40 straight months of 8% unemployment. his policies have been a failure when it comes to turning our economy around. >> carolyn: some republican leaders are still urging romney to release more tax returns to clear up questions about what role he played and when. >>> at least one home has been destroyed by the flames what is being called the robbers fires. the fire is near colfax and has grown to 2200 acres. strong winds are fanning the flames making it difficult for the 2,000 firefighters on the scene. it has forced about 400 people to leave their homes. right now it's only 20% contained. right now, this is the time we worry about the dry conditions. >> lisa: we have plenty of fog this morning and beginning to clear in the e
>> mitt romney at the bain capital why she should be president. he doesn't talk about being governor. he said i created jobs in bain capital. everything in that ad is documented by newspaper clips. >> no sad going to decide this election. economy and jobs are going to decide this election. his record is abysmal. we've had over 40 straight months of 8% unemployment. his policies have been a failure when it comes to turning our economy around. >> carolyn: some republican leaders...
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. >>> mitt romney visited the bay area. it was his first day of fundraising since mathematically clinching the nomination. the fundraiser was held in hillsboro at the sprawling carolyn sat toe. it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost lik
. >>> mitt romney visited the bay area. it was his first day of fundraising since mathematically clinching the nomination. the fundraiser was held in hillsboro at the sprawling carolyn sat toe. it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came...
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"the des moines register" largest newspaper in a swing state there endorsed romney. the first time that newspaper has endorsed a gop candidate. how big of a deal is that? >> iowa is a key state. it's part of barack obama's midwestern fire wall. he needs to win iowa, wisconsin and ohio if governor romney wins both florida and virginia and this could have an effect. it could affect independent swing voters in iowa right now. the obama campaign says they are ahead in iowa right now. this could make some difference in the end, and it reinforces the argument that romney is making headway. he is best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. that echoes romney's message in these closing days. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george, by the way, has a huge show this morning. his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now let's get a check of the morning's other top news. there is other news happening. >> hi, good morning, ever
"the des moines register" largest newspaper in a swing state there endorsed romney. the first time that newspaper has endorsed a gop candidate. how big of a deal is that? >> iowa is a key state. it's part of barack obama's midwestern fire wall. he needs to win iowa, wisconsin and ohio if governor romney wins both florida and virginia and this could have an effect. it could affect independent swing voters in iowa right now. the obama campaign says they are ahead in iowa right...
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garden with romney. it is $10,000 for a picture with him and it is 25,000 bought a round table discussion and dinner went for $50,000. earlier today obama called romney to congratulate him on winning the nomination saying he looked forward to a healthy futurebout america's future. r next stop on fundraising trail, los angeles where the price of dinner is $50,000 a couple. live in hillsboro, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, thank you. >>> a bay area homeless man arrested after sneaking on to a plane at the san diego airport is being questioned tonight. mark duncun was just released from jail on theft and tonight he is back behind bars. the mountain view resident skipped security and walked through you an emergency exit and on to the tarmac at lindbergh field. he then boarded a united express plane. the flight attendant noticed an extra person on board and the plane was evacuated. the emergency exit alarm did go off and he was spotted and arrested in 10 minutes. >> it is disturbing to us he got on
garden with romney. it is $10,000 for a picture with him and it is 25,000 bought a round table discussion and dinner went for $50,000. earlier today obama called romney to congratulate him on winning the nomination saying he looked forward to a healthy futurebout america's future. r next stop on fundraising trail, los angeles where the price of dinner is $50,000 a couple. live in hillsboro, heather ishimaru, abc7 news. >> heather, thank you. >>> a bay area homeless man arrested...
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that's what i see. >> history says ohio is a must win for romney. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >>> avalanche survivor says he is fortunate to be alive, but certainly mourning the lost of two close friends. he survived a deadly avalanche that killed at least eight people on one of the world's tallest mountains. it happened sunday morning at 22,000 feet in napal. he is a three-time world champion freestyle skier based in tahoe. in his first interview since the tragedy, he said he was reading his bible when the avalanche struck. >> i was reading first samuel for the sake of reading it. the tent started to shake and we thought it was the wind, but it was the avalanche. >> besides his injuries he describes himself as one of the luckiest people on the -- in the world. he planned to ski down the slopes with the other climbers when this happened. >>> moving on, someone in the bay area has lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars. today was the deadline to claim a winning mega millions ticket sold at fox liquors on larkin str
that's what i see. >> history says ohio is a must win for romney. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >>> avalanche survivor says he is fortunate to be alive, but certainly mourning the lost of two close friends. he survived a deadly avalanche that killed at least eight people on one of the world's tallest mountains. it happened sunday morning at 22,000 feet in napal. he is a three-time world champion freestyle skier based in tahoe. in his first interview...
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how romney trownsed gingrich. and onejourney's journey to drop 500 pounds. that's on3q at lysol, we discovered a problem. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one no-touch solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. because our mission is a healthy home made simple. lysol. mission for health. ordering 12 occupy protesters to stay 300 feats away from oakland city hall. the 12 protesters were among the 409 people arrested in violent night'solent demonstrations outside the plaza. four of the defendants were es andd eight with misdemeanors. the district requested the requested the stay order sayi stay orderwill not tolerate people who come to oakland with an organized strategy to riot, vandalize and clash with police. >> the city of berkeley is leading another socially-minded charge. tonight it voted unanimously to punish wells fargo bank and look for a more socially minded institu
how romney trownsed gingrich. and onejourney's journey to drop 500 pounds. that's on3q at lysol, we discovered a problem. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one no-touch solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. because our mission is a healthy home made simple. lysol. mission for health. ordering 12 occupy...
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mitt romney and those still battling to be the anti-romney. >> you are now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who have exhausted their sentence and served their time and paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try to change that when you were governor of massachusetts? >> well, first of all -- [ applause ] >> i think that's part of what a campaign is about, is to raise questions and see whether or not your competitor can answer them effectively before you get to a general election. >> reporter: earlier in the day, when huntsman bowed out, he suggested the others should do the same. >> i believe it is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat barack obama. >> reporter: in new hampshire huntsman thought he had a chance against romney but finished a disappointing third. in conservative south carolina it would have been an uphill battle. in one poll he even trailed a comedian. now the former utah governor and china ambassador is trying to undo the attacks his campaign waged, like this web ad skewering ro
mitt romney and those still battling to be the anti-romney. >> you are now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who have exhausted their sentence and served their time and paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try to change that when you were governor of massachusetts? >> well, first of all -- [ applause ] >> i think that's part of what a campaign is about, is to raise questions and see whether or not your competitor...
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romney is now taking on president obama. and he is a candidate in the l.a. 24 hours is now portraying himself as the candidate of dreamers, of hope. sound familiar? fresh off primary wins in five states in a republican field that is fading away, he used his speech to speak of dreams in november. >> the dreamers can do a little bigger and we have start again. >> reporter: romney reached out to single moms, who never thought they would be on food stamps. >> to all of you, i have a message, hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. >> reporter: determined to grab that mantle of hope four years after someone else did. >> it may look dark tonight. but if i hold on to hope, tomorrow may did brighter. >> reporter: this time, it's romney. it sounds like he wants to be the candidate of hope. >> absolutely. his whole message will be the economy is not great today, but under me wlerks make it better. you will see mitt romney do what barack obama tried to do last night. and try to be that hopeful, optimistic leader. >> r
romney is now taking on president obama. and he is a candidate in the l.a. 24 hours is now portraying himself as the candidate of dreamers, of hope. sound familiar? fresh off primary wins in five states in a republican field that is fading away, he used his speech to speak of dreams in november. >> the dreamers can do a little bigger and we have start again. >> reporter: romney reached out to single moms, who never thought they would be on food stamps. >> to all of you, i have...
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romney is now highlighting a stumble. romney went after the democrats' awkwardly inserting god into their platform. >> i will not take god out of our platform. i will not take god out of my heart. >> reporter: the president wants to remove "in god we trust" from coins? no said his campaign. in florida, it was the florida, it was the president mocking those questions about his birth certificate. >> you were born in hawaii. >> on kauai. >> you have a birth er certific? >> say, yes, sir. >> reporter: the romney campaign said that it's not leading in any of the states, at best, a tie in some. before the convention, the president was up 6 in florida. but numbers changed and that lead in wisconsin may have disappeared because this morning. >> here in wisconsin, we're not better off under obama. because wisconsin added to other battleground states. which is why you'll hear statements like this when the candidates just have to remember to change the name of battleground state. >> we will florida and we will this election. >> repo
romney is now highlighting a stumble. romney went after the democrats' awkwardly inserting god into their platform. >> i will not take god out of our platform. i will not take god out of my heart. >> reporter: the president wants to remove "in god we trust" from coins? no said his campaign. in florida, it was the florida, it was the president mocking those questions about his birth certificate. >> you were born in hawaii. >> on kauai. >> you have a birth...
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mitt romney faces a steeper climb. when it comes do courting aggressive voters, some have been asking is mitt too mum? [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: call it the hispanic hurdle facing mitt romney. the newest polling shows only about a quarter of hispanics favor him. political observers say he needs more than that to win. tonight, 24 hours after that supreme court ruling, upholding the most controversial part of that arizona law, the "show me your papers" part, empowering police in routine stops to ask for someone's status. romney weighed in today, carefully. after once calling part of the arizona law a model during the primary -- >> i think you see a model here in arizona. >> reporter: -- today, he avoided the law. instead, turning the attention to the president who promised immigration reform. >> he did nothing. why did he fail to do that? so the supreme court had to step in because states had to step in. states looking to find a way to solve the problems he didn't address, and what we're left with is a bit of a m
mitt romney faces a steeper climb. when it comes do courting aggressive voters, some have been asking is mitt too mum? [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: call it the hispanic hurdle facing mitt romney. the newest polling shows only about a quarter of hispanics favor him. political observers say he needs more than that to win. tonight, 24 hours after that supreme court ruling, upholding the most controversial part of that arizona law, the "show me your papers" part, empowering...
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that's what i see. >> history says ohio is a must win for romney. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >>> avalanche survivor says he is alive, but certainly mourning the lost of two close friends. he survived a deadly avalanche that killed at least eight people on one of the world's tallest mountains. it happened sunday morning at 22,000 feet in napal. he is a three-time world champion freestyle skier based in tahoe. in his first interview since the tragedy, he said he was reading his bible when the avalanche struck. >> i was reading first samuel for the sake of reading it. the tent started to shake and we thought it was the wind, but it was the avalanche. >> besides his injuries he describes himself as one of the luckiest people on the -- in the world. he planned to ski down the slopes with the other climbers when this happened. >>> moving on, someone in the bay area has lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars. today was the deadline to claim a winning mega millions ticket sold at fox liquors on larkin street in san franc
that's what i see. >> history says ohio is a must win for romney. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. >>> avalanche survivor says he is alive, but certainly mourning the lost of two close friends. he survived a deadly avalanche that killed at least eight people on one of the world's tallest mountains. it happened sunday morning at 22,000 feet in napal. he is a three-time world champion freestyle skier based in tahoe. in his first interview since the...
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the big question is who made the romney recording. it was a closed door, $50,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of a private equity investor. the camera was placed on a table off to the side. former president jimmy carter's grandson says he tracked down the source after seeing a clip on youtube and convinced the person who took it to turn it over to mother jones. later on fight line, more about that secret recording and why it was made after this newscast. bob bob a -- a reunion turned deadly. police shot 26-year-old adaogi to death during a domestic dispute that spiraled out of control. he stabbed his two brothers and his father. they say when they arrived other family members were defending themselves with clubs and metal pipes. officers say they opened fire on him. he lunged at him with his knife. >>> authorities arrested several people in fraudulent financial rings. the u.s. attorney's office and the department of education have recovered nearly a million dollars. the investigation focused on community colleges and four schools in
the big question is who made the romney recording. it was a closed door, $50,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of a private equity investor. the camera was placed on a table off to the side. former president jimmy carter's grandson says he tracked down the source after seeing a clip on youtube and convinced the person who took it to turn it over to mother jones. later on fight line, more about that secret recording and why it was made after this newscast. bob bob a -- a reunion turned deadly....
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mitt romney can selling rallies, going to the state of ohio. and tonight, the state of maryland, just calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and all of this comes as the latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows mitt romney ahead of the president by one point. this is razor thin. here's our senior political correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: it's mother nature's october surprise. a storm so big and so destructive, it could throw the campaign's final week into chaos. >> the storm will throw a little bit of havoc into the race. >> reporter: for president obama, it meant canceling two upcoming campaign events and visiting fema headquarters, vowing an immediate response to the storm. >> we're going to cut through red tape, we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward. >> reporter: there are political stakes, too. a chance for the president to show decisive leadership or to take the blame if the response is bungled. all told, 16 campaign events have alr
mitt romney can selling rallies, going to the state of ohio. and tonight, the state of maryland, just calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and all of this comes as the latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows mitt romney ahead of the president by one point. this is razor thin. here's our senior political correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: it's mother nature's october surprise. a storm so big and so destructive, it could throw the campaign's final...
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mitt rom nay finished 3rd -- mitt romney finished third. newt gingrich had 31% 1k3* mitt romney finished again third at 30%. in alabama santorum captured 35% and gingrich and romney finished with 29% of the vote. today's triumph has solidified santorum as the legitimate conservative alternative to romney. >> this campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things, sort of like america. >> one of the things proved is the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt romney is inevitable just collapsed. >> mitt romney has not made an announcement. romney is 472 and santorum is 2 to you are 4 and gingrich is 127. it takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination. >>> a new roiters poll shows that more americans approve of the job president obama is doing. the approval rating is 50% of the the poll was taken last week on the heels of reports that 227,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy. the percentage of americans who disapproved of the president now stands at 48%. that's down from 49% in february. >>> a timely lecture on the
mitt rom nay finished 3rd -- mitt romney finished third. newt gingrich had 31% 1k3* mitt romney finished again third at 30%. in alabama santorum captured 35% and gingrich and romney finished with 29% of the vote. today's triumph has solidified santorum as the legitimate conservative alternative to romney. >> this campaign is about ordinary folks doing extraordinary things, sort of like america. >> one of the things proved is the elite media's effort to convince the nation that mitt...
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and i think we have a new poll on this shows a 38-point gap between romney and the president. do you think going on "snl" could help in any way on this? >> it could and it's not unprecedented as you pointed out. president obama went on in the 2008 campaign. john mccain went on during the 2008 campaign. you go all of the way back to 1968, richard nixon was on "laugh-in" back then, so this is a path that candidates follow. i think it probably could help a little bit if mitt romney can pull it off, if he can kind of use his awkwardness to his advantage, turn the tables on advantage, turn the tables on it and seem like a guy who can take a joke and give it back. >> not a small if, so you're going to be focusing on the economy on your show today, there's another new number we have out that shows despite the economic growth, three-quarters of americans think we're still in a recession. you spoke to the treasury secretary, tim geithner. what does he say about this? >> this is a big problem. he knows this is what most people feel even though he believes and the president believes that
and i think we have a new poll on this shows a 38-point gap between romney and the president. do you think going on "snl" could help in any way on this? >> it could and it's not unprecedented as you pointed out. president obama went on in the 2008 campaign. john mccain went on during the 2008 campaign. you go all of the way back to 1968, richard nixon was on "laugh-in" back then, so this is a path that candidates follow. i think it probably could help a little bit if...
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mitt romney touring the damage yesterday. governor romney tried to capitalize on his convention momentum. there's new questions this morning about that bizarre clint eastwood speech. it's "your voice, your vote." and reena ninan leads off our coverage. >> reporter: good morning. 66 days before the election began, team romney waste nod time. going straight to battleground states, convincing voters why there needs to be new leadership in the white house. >> governor mitt romney. >> reporter: just hours after leaving tampa, mitt romney and paul ryan hit the trail hard, driving their convention messages home. >> i want to make sure that every person in this country that wants a job can find one. >> reporter: romney, remaining positive, pushing his economic agenda. >> time to give someone new a chance. >> what a great convention, huh? >> reporter: ryan who took on president obama in his primetime speech, continued his role as attack dog. >> we're not just going to go to you and say vote against the other guy because he's no good.
mitt romney touring the damage yesterday. governor romney tried to capitalize on his convention momentum. there's new questions this morning about that bizarre clint eastwood speech. it's "your voice, your vote." and reena ninan leads off our coverage. >> reporter: good morning. 66 days before the election began, team romney waste nod time. going straight to battleground states, convincing voters why there needs to be new leadership in the white house. >> governor mitt...
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romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in those battleground states. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hard egs working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intree? >> like it. >> his advisers are saying it needs a reset. >> number one, he just -- he has to have do no harm strategy. knowing that the president is going to pounce on anything that might resemble a pounce. saturate the battleground states with mitt romney. right now, he's behind or barely tied in any single battleground. he's not ahead. number three, he's got to focus, again, hard on the economy, one of this things that's helping president obama right now is more and more americans think the country is going in the right direction and he's pulled to even with romney on the economy. >> another big turning point in ten days, the debate, the first debate, they say this is a r
romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in those battleground states. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hard egs working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intree? >> like it. >> his advisers are saying it needs a reset. >> number one, he just -- he has to have do no harm strategy. knowing that...
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. >> mitt romney admits he pays only about 15% of taxes less then had middle class. most pay about 29% in income tax. romney is worth about $250 million, but he says most of his income comes from investments made in the past which get taxed at the lower capital gains rate of 15%. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin told fox news she would vote for gingrich in the south carolina primary she could to extend the gop primary race. she says, quote, iron sharp of -- sharnens iron. >>> the white house had to be evacuated after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was tossed over a fence. it happened after occupy protesters were marching outside the white house. but so far there is no link to the demonstrators, and no arrests have been made. president obama and the first lady had gone out to dinner and were not at the white house when the device went off. but they did return soon after. >>> an east bay city takes the anti-smoking crusade to the next level. we will tell you the city of dublin's plan to make tobacco more difficult to buy. >> and the frantic moments after a crui
. >> mitt romney admits he pays only about 15% of taxes less then had middle class. most pay about 29% in income tax. romney is worth about $250 million, but he says most of his income comes from investments made in the past which get taxed at the lower capital gains rate of 15%. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin told fox news she would vote for gingrich in the south carolina primary she could to extend the gop primary race. she says, quote, iron sharp of -- sharnens iron....
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the big question is who made the romney recording. it was a closed door, $50,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of a private equity investor. the camera was placed on a table off to the side. former president jimmy carter's grandson says he tracked down the source after seeing a clip on youtube and convinced the person who took it to turn it over to mother jones. later on fight line, more about that secret recording and why it was made after this newscast. bob bob a -- a reunion turned deadly. police shot 26-year-old adaogi to death during a domestic dispute that spiraled out of control. he stabbed his two brothers and his father. they say when they arrived other family members were defending themselves with clubs and metal pipes. officers say they opened fire on him. he lunged at him with his knife. >>> authorities arrested several people in fraudulent financial rings. the u.s. attorney's office and the department of education have recovered nearly a million dollars. the investigation focused on community colleges and four schools in
the big question is who made the romney recording. it was a closed door, $50,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of a private equity investor. the camera was placed on a table off to the side. former president jimmy carter's grandson says he tracked down the source after seeing a clip on youtube and convinced the person who took it to turn it over to mother jones. later on fight line, more about that secret recording and why it was made after this newscast. bob bob a -- a reunion turned deadly....
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david muir is with the romney campaign tonight in ohio. david. >> reporter: diane, good evening to you. as you know no republican has won the white house without ohio. in fact those polls a bit of a reality check for the romney campaign. as for the convention bounce president obama received it certainly was on mitt romney's mind today. before arriving in ohio, mitt romney on stage with a former president, speaking at a forum for bill clinton's global initiative. >> governor, i thank you for being here, the podium is yours. >> reporter: a warm welcome from clinton -- and a wry response from romney. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. [ applause ] [ laughter ] all i have to do is wait a couple of days for that bounce. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in reality, romney can't afford to wait which is why he's in ohio tonight side by side with his running mate for the first time in more than a month. >> ohio! >> reporter: no longer are they making
david muir is with the romney campaign tonight in ohio. david. >> reporter: diane, good evening to you. as you know no republican has won the white house without ohio. in fact those polls a bit of a reality check for the romney campaign. as for the convention bounce president obama received it certainly was on mitt romney's mind today. before arriving in ohio, mitt romney on stage with a former president, speaking at a forum for bill clinton's global initiative. >> governor, i thank...
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and the older voters went for governor romney. >> remember,, he won with fewer voters. the republican performance was better than it was four years ago. the reality is, nobody can look at this budget and think that if you don't reform entitlements you can balance it. >> but it's a matter of where do you balance it? do you balance it on the backs on the people who can least afford it? >> but to get a deal, we have a divided government. the president won. we can argue about whether it's a mandate. there will have to be compromise. $16 trillion debt. trillion a year deficit. you're not going to solve all that with tax increases and cutting discretionary programs. we have to fix the intitlement programs. we can talk about how we do it. >> you have to be specific, steve. because when you talk about fixing the entitlement programs, we're clear, social security is off the table. what do you mean? >> what secretary geithner said is on a separate process. >> we're talking about between now and 30 days from now. >> this is preeminently where a president has to lead and be specifi
and the older voters went for governor romney. >> remember,, he won with fewer voters. the republican performance was better than it was four years ago. the reality is, nobody can look at this budget and think that if you don't reform entitlements you can balance it. >> but it's a matter of where do you balance it? do you balance it on the backs on the people who can least afford it? >> but to get a deal, we have a divided government. the president won. we can argue about...
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even mitt romney who he called a liar and a businessman who profits on job loss. >> governor romney, with whom i disagree on many issues, is nonetheless a good example of america. he's hardworking. he has been very successful. >> jon, has newt consolidated his position as the anti-romney? or does the fact that santorum is vowing to stay in at least until florida spoil that? >> dan, a double-digit win here in south carolina goes a long way for newt gingrich consolidating his role as the conservative alternative to romney. santorum beat gingrich in iowa. he beat him in new hampshire and he got 17 points here last night. florida is going to be much tougher race for gingrich. if santorum gets near 17% down there, it's going be difficult or impossible for him to beat romney. so, clearly, santorum's position still being in this race is not good news for newt gingrich. >> in other words, it ain't over on a bunch of levels. jon karl, thanks for your continuing coverage. we appreciate it. >>> we'll turn now for more analysis for "this week" host and "good morning america" co-host george steph
even mitt romney who he called a liar and a businessman who profits on job loss. >> governor romney, with whom i disagree on many issues, is nonetheless a good example of america. he's hardworking. he has been very successful. >> jon, has newt consolidated his position as the anti-romney? or does the fact that santorum is vowing to stay in at least until florida spoil that? >> dan, a double-digit win here in south carolina goes a long way for newt gingrich consolidating his...
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romney got far fewer. even some of romney's strongest supporters see it. remember gary davis at that ohio town hall? he told me he loves romney's resume, but asked, how about some heart? >> show the american people that you have a lot of heart. >> reporter: romney is hardly the first to face criticism that he's out of touch. al gore, seen as so stiff, they put him in those sweaters. those earth tones. john kerry's team, realizing after the fact, windsurfing, not so relatable. so, he went hunting. four years ago, a more human hillary clinton? she cried. and then, at the bar, who could forget when she took that shot? even barack obama back then, rolling up his sleeves and rolling one down the alley. all looking to score with average americans. romney has tried. that visit to nascar, but then speaking of friends who own nascar teams. which is why you can expect more of these. town halls where team romney believes he does connect. where the tiniest of voices help make a candidate more human. >> i want to know what you want to be remembered for. >> well, around
romney got far fewer. even some of romney's strongest supporters see it. remember gary davis at that ohio town hall? he told me he loves romney's resume, but asked, how about some heart? >> show the american people that you have a lot of heart. >> reporter: romney is hardly the first to face criticism that he's out of touch. al gore, seen as so stiff, they put him in those sweaters. those earth tones. john kerry's team, realizing after the fact, windsurfing, not so relatable. so, he...
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a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe the credit cards and enter their four-digit pin number. you may want to check your statement. steve jobs thought an ipad minute thee would fail. and we will find out if he was right. apple introduced the ipad mini. it is smaller and lighter than the standard ipad. the price starts at $329. you can pre order one on friday and have it shipped in about two weeks. despite the announcement apple's stock dropped 3%. analysts question whether the mini can hold its own in the crowded tablet market. >>> it was just a rock after all. they say the two-inch rock
a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe...
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back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> at a fundraiser tonight in montana, mitt romney told supporters he thought he did a pretty good job at the naacp convention in houston. the republican presidential candidate said he proved for one he does president change his message -- he does president change his message -- doesn't change his message for the audience. he was booed for 15 second when's he told the audience he knew they didn't want to hear. >> i will eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. i am going to work to reform and save -- >> [boo]. >> if you want a president that will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> romney faces an uphill battle getting votes in the black community. according to an abc news poll they support obama over romney 96-3%. >>> a dog owner is accusing menlo park police of being trigger-happy because they shot and wounded her pittbull puppy. she says her dog is not vicious. a neighbor called police saying the dog chased her. two officers approached mister, and one said the
back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> at a fundraiser tonight in montana, mitt romney told supporters he thought he did a pretty good job at the naacp convention in houston. the republican presidential candidate said he proved for one he does president change his message -- he does president change his message -- doesn't change his message for the audience. he was booed for 15 second when's he told the audience he knew they didn't want to hear. >> i will eliminate every...
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so mitt romney knew goitsing to be a challenge. he thanked the naacp for inviting him. >> i think the obama campaign doesn't think you're playing favorites. >> if you want a president make things better in the african american community you're looking at him. and you take a look. >> there was a smattering of boos but nothing like when he promised to eliminate all nonessential program he can find. >> that includes obama care. >> this booing went on 20 seconds. >> awkward moment for mitt romney. >> bruce cane says romney could have expect that had reaction. and possibly was counting on it mentioning it in that situation was a way for romney to prove that he had passed a similar plan in massachusetts, that he was willing to have the courage, stand up to an audience that knew it would be opposed to his position on the affordable care act to use the term obama care to show he's going to repeal this when he got into office he says it's not uncommon but it's not clear that that was romney's intention. romney said he expected reaction and
so mitt romney knew goitsing to be a challenge. he thanked the naacp for inviting him. >> i think the obama campaign doesn't think you're playing favorites. >> if you want a president make things better in the african american community you're looking at him. and you take a look. >> there was a smattering of boos but nothing like when he promised to eliminate all nonessential program he can find. >> that includes obama care. >> this booing went on 20 seconds....
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he was neck and neck with mitt romney. and since then, romney has widened the gap, in the latest poll overnight, a 11-point lead. he's hoping that herman cain, very popular with the tea party, can provide some oomph for his campaign in the last 48 hours. >> i know newt said that he is going to take it all the way to the convention, even if he loses in florida. does he have enough money and enough organization to really make that happen? >> no, but he hasn't really had that this the entire time. he has been relying on the super pac ads. from a group completely separated from him, though it's run by his former spokesman. and supported by his supporters. they have really helped him stay in the race. pro-gingrich super pac. he has been relying on free media. that's why he does so many interviews on the campaign trail. he gives a press conference. he doesn't have the organization that mitt romney does, but he's relying upon what's gotten him this far to keep going, dan. >> jake tapper thank you. a huge show this morning, newt g
he was neck and neck with mitt romney. and since then, romney has widened the gap, in the latest poll overnight, a 11-point lead. he's hoping that herman cain, very popular with the tea party, can provide some oomph for his campaign in the last 48 hours. >> i know newt said that he is going to take it all the way to the convention, even if he loses in florida. does he have enough money and enough organization to really make that happen? >> no, but he hasn't really had that this the...
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he has had a few zingers on romney. romney is cardboard and very flat. >> others critique the moderator for limiting the banter. >> they both looked uncomfortable. it looked like he was not allowing either to debate. >> but there was a different take on the debate across the bay in walnut creek where the gop supporters convened. >> romney came out much stronger than obama figured he would. >> as the debate progressed, the mixed personality and his innate ability to have people trust in him came forward. >> mitt romney had the facts. obama was without the facts. >> quite frankly obama looked like he was flownderring. floppedderring. he -- flownderring. he didn't know what to say. >> that was one of the best debate performances in a generation. >> of course there is no way to really score tonight. it is all a matter of personal politics. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. and if you missed the debate you can still see it by going to abc7news.com. we have a link for you on the f
he has had a few zingers on romney. romney is cardboard and very flat. >> others critique the moderator for limiting the banter. >> they both looked uncomfortable. it looked like he was not allowing either to debate. >> but there was a different take on the debate across the bay in walnut creek where the gop supporters convened. >> romney came out much stronger than obama figured he would. >> as the debate progressed, the mixed personality and his innate ability to...
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how mean for mitt romney? will romney go after his new chief rival, rick santorum, or leave that to his new friend, john mccain? >> earmark spending is the gateway to corruption. senator santorum and i have a strong disagreement. a strong disagreement that he believes that earmark and pork barrel projects are good for america. i think it's wrong for america. >> reporter: huge debate question three, who has the gingrich gaze? will newt be all-anti-romney all the time? or will he try to take on rick santorum? he has hinted at a nonaggression pact. >> we find ourselves in the awkward but happy position of being competitors. >> reporter: but sometimes, he can't help himself. >> if you think of us as partners, he would clearly, in his historical experience, be the junior partner. >> reporter: two big endorsements to report this morning. first, that endorsement for jon huntsman from "the boston globe," mitt romney's home state paper. there's an endorsement from mitt romney, from a buchanan. not from pat buchanan, bu
how mean for mitt romney? will romney go after his new chief rival, rick santorum, or leave that to his new friend, john mccain? >> earmark spending is the gateway to corruption. senator santorum and i have a strong disagreement. a strong disagreement that he believes that earmark and pork barrel projects are good for america. i think it's wrong for america. >> reporter: huge debate question three, who has the gingrich gaze? will newt be all-anti-romney all the time? or will he try...
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romney's pick. >>> let's bring in host of "this week" george stephanopoulos for more on the romney/ryan ticket. okay, first impressions. we saw them in virginia together. if their goal was to rally the conservative base, did they do that? >> i think they certainly did. you saw a lot of excitement on the trail and on the face of mitt romney. romney was a better campaigner yesterday with paul ryan by his side. i think that could make a difference in his campaign. as david just pointed out, democrats are very energized by this pick as well. >> they know him very well. he does come with his own budget plans, with his own ideas. with the unemployment stuck above 8%, is now the time that americans want to focus on fiscal policy? >> it doesn't show up in polling right now. debt abd deficit reduction is not the same as job creation. romney and ryan say their plans will be better for job creation in the long term. but what the democrats will target is that this idea of the deep cuts in entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid along with ryan and romney are calling for along with the deep
romney's pick. >>> let's bring in host of "this week" george stephanopoulos for more on the romney/ryan ticket. okay, first impressions. we saw them in virginia together. if their goal was to rally the conservative base, did they do that? >> i think they certainly did. you saw a lot of excitement on the trail and on the face of mitt romney. romney was a better campaigner yesterday with paul ryan by his side. i think that could make a difference in his campaign. as david...
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an avalanche of new polls showing him ahead of mitt romney. what romney is trying to do to stop it. >>> women treated differently by their doctors than men. what to say and do to change that. >>> and wonder dog. rescued on craigslist. going from this, to this. and taking the most famous dog show by storm tonight. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the evidence of a kind of shadow war now being waged by iran around the world. tonight, israeli and jewish facilities everywhere, including here in the u.s., are on heightened alert. overseas, today, three u.s. warships defied iranian threats and entered the vital oil gateway, the strait of hormuz. our martha raddatz onboard and she'll bring us her report in a moment. first, we want to tell you what is causing this new concern and the evidence of secret iranian attacks. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been talking to the fbi all day. brian? >> reporter: it appears to be hit squad versus hit squad. the fbi telling abc news tonight, it is worried the violence could spill ove
an avalanche of new polls showing him ahead of mitt romney. what romney is trying to do to stop it. >>> women treated differently by their doctors than men. what to say and do to change that. >>> and wonder dog. rescued on craigslist. going from this, to this. and taking the most famous dog show by storm tonight. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with the evidence of a kind of shadow war now being waged by iran around the world. tonight, israeli and jewish facilities...
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romney close the gap in states where obama still leads? former chief of staff ron emmanuel makes the case for president obama while florida senator marco rubio bow gives mitt romney strategy for taking the white house. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos this morning at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> in california politics governor jerry brown is making an urgent push for one measure on next month's ballot and against another. members of the california teachers association joined the governor in san francisco to show support for his proposition 30. it would raise taxes on high income households to support schools and education programs. >>> i say proposition 30 is about jobs because it's about kids and teachers, and they produce the brains and the skills that make the jobs of the future possible. >>> a competing school spending measure is prop 38. the governor and teachers union are also campaigning against prop 32, which they say will limit teachers' participation in the political process. >>> if you work for the state of calif
romney close the gap in states where obama still leads? former chief of staff ron emmanuel makes the case for president obama while florida senator marco rubio bow gives mitt romney strategy for taking the white house. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos this morning at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> in california politics governor jerry brown is making an urgent push for one measure on next month's ballot and against another. members of the california teachers...
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romney never worked a day in her life. the fallout continues. we saw the rock star welcome in the last 24 hours on the campaign trail. viewers writing in on both sides, this is what i heard on facebook. if she wants to talk about raising children, that's fine. however, she has absolutely no experience of raising children and providing for their support. the entire family is totally out of touch with the middle class. yet, on the flipside. michelle writes, it's a blessing for a mom to stay home and race children if one can afford to. and for anyone to claim that's not work, is ridiculous. die vicive here. >> they're going full steam ahead. the romney campaign knows they're being hit for being out of touch with middle class voters no matter what. they love this issue, they are already putting out bumper stickers. this is an e-mail that went out trying to raise money offering anybody that donates for the romney campaign to get a bumper sticker saying moms drive the comeecht economy. these are career moms and make ann romney a symbol of those and co
romney never worked a day in her life. the fallout continues. we saw the rock star welcome in the last 24 hours on the campaign trail. viewers writing in on both sides, this is what i heard on facebook. if she wants to talk about raising children, that's fine. however, she has absolutely no experience of raising children and providing for their support. the entire family is totally out of touch with the middle class. yet, on the flipside. michelle writes, it's a blessing for a mom to stay home...
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some post-election comments from inside mitt romney's family, the comments raising a lot of political eyebrows. his son gave an interview to "the boston globe," the newspaper, and unexpected is definitely the word. we'll get into that coming up in just a second. >>> also coming up, the controversial call on "wheel of fortune" that has viewers and a contestant expressing outrage. hear what happened during a final round of the game show that led to disappointment, to say the least. it all has to do with how you pronounce a word. >> being punished for her southern accent. i don't like that. i think she has a legit case. we'll get to that. >>> coming up later, the hollywood heartbreak story that won't reach its final chapter. demi moore's latest divorce demand from ashton kutcher. quite an eye opener. details on that and much more celebrity goodness coming up. stay tuned for that. >>> but first, hundreds of people held a candle light vigil on new york's brooklyn bridge in honor of those who died in the connecticut school shooting. >> the names of the victims were read aloud at the center
some post-election comments from inside mitt romney's family, the comments raising a lot of political eyebrows. his son gave an interview to "the boston globe," the newspaper, and unexpected is definitely the word. we'll get into that coming up in just a second. >>> also coming up, the controversial call on "wheel of fortune" that has viewers and a contestant expressing outrage. hear what happened during a final round of the game show that led to disappointment, to...
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back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> at a fundraiser tonight in montana, mitt romney told supporters he thought he did a pretty good job at the naacp convention in houston. the republican presidential candidate said he proved for one he does president change his message -- he does president change his message -- doesn't change his message for the audience. he was booed for 15 second when's he told the audience he knew they didn't want to hear. >> i will eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. i am going to work to reform and save -- >> [boo]. >> if you want a president that will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> romney faces an uphill battle getting votes in the black community. according to an abc news poll they support obama over romney 96-3%. >>> a dog owner is accusing menlo park police of being trigger-happy because they shot and wounded her pittbull puppy. she says her dog is not vicious. a neighbor called police saying the dog chased her. two officers approached mister, and one said the
back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> at a fundraiser tonight in montana, mitt romney told supporters he thought he did a pretty good job at the naacp convention in houston. the republican presidential candidate said he proved for one he does president change his message -- he does president change his message -- doesn't change his message for the audience. he was booed for 15 second when's he told the audience he knew they didn't want to hear. >> i will eliminate every...